San Jose firefighters battle one-alarm blaze at scrap metals yard
SAN JOSE — Fire crews battled a blaze at a San Jose metals recycling and junkyard that sent a plume of dark smoke into the sky that was visible for …
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Communications breakdown exacerbated Maui fire
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Rebecca Boone and Claudia Lauer | Associated Press HONOLULU — As wildfires ripped across Maui last August, the head of the emergency management agency dragged his …
Texas Gov. Abbott says blaze may have claimed 500 structures
By Sean Murphy and Jim Vertuno | Associated Press STINNETT, Texas — Wildfires may have destroyed as many as 500 structures in the Texas Panhandle and that number could rise …
Fires merge in Texas, now state’s largest blaze in history
By Sean Murphy and Jim Vertuno | Associated Press STINNETT, Texas — A dusting of snow covered a desolate landscape of scorched prairie, dead cattle and burned out homes in …
Texas blaze grows to 2nd-largest in state history
By Sean Murphy and Jim Vertuno | Associated Press CANADIAN, Texas — A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including a blaze that grew into one of …
Gen Z vs. boomer style at this weekend’s two SF music festivals
Tanner Owens, left, and Nicholas Angeloni of Las Vegas show off their outfits during the Portola Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Charles Russo/SFGATE This weekend was San Francisco’s …
Dozens injured in blaze at police HQ in northern Egypt
By Samy Magdy | Associated Press CAIRO — A huge fire broke out early Monday at a police facility in northeastern Egypt, injuring at least 38 people before firefighters were …
LeBron James-backed pizza place in Berkeley closes permanently
Blaze Pizza, co-owned by LeBron James, recently closed its Berkeley location. Sammie L./Yelp Besides being one of the greatest basketball players of all time and co-owning a tequila brand with Draymond …
The conservative anthem ‘Rich Men North of Richmond,’ explained
Oliver Anthony singing his now-viral song “Rich Men North of Richmond.” Screenshot via YouTube It was inevitable that “Rich Men North of Richmond” would eventually show up on my radar, …